Episode 2 of 6-part series for Channel 5/National Geographic
The Dolphins that Saved the Surfer is a drama-documentary about the life-saving response a pod of dolphins made after a surfer was attacked by a fearsome shark.
Surfer Todd Endris was catching some mid-morning waves at a Californian beach when a great white shark struck, shredding the skin on his back, with its 3,000 or so razor-like teeth, and slicing open his leg to the bone.
Shocked, bleeding, alone, and with the shark wheeling round for another attack, Todd expected to die. Then, a pod of bottlenose dolphins arrived. They formed a protective ring around him, blockading the shark and giving Todd the chance to swim to shore .
Publicity
‘Vivid and realistic reconstructions of how a pod of dolphins came to Todd Endris's rescue’ - Daily Mail
‘Dolphins take centre stage’ - The Mail on Sunday
‘A heart warming tale of cetacean dering do.’ - The Daily Telegraph
'Fantastic stuff, with a nice little reconstruction.... like a cross between Baywatch and Flipper' - Leicester Mercury
- Narrator:Paul Viragh
- Photography:Don Freeman, Mark Hammond and Ernie Kovacs
- Music:Al Lethbridge and Audio Network
- Editor:Michael Sharck
- Producer/Director:Adam Mallins
- Executive Producer:Sarah Cunliffe